150967647Josephus Farmer18941989JosephusFarmerhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/9286/fullFarmer was born on the Cal Foster Farm, near Trenton, Tenn, the grandson of slaves. In 1922, Farmer "received the Holy Ghost, speaking the tongues," and was ordained a Pentecostal minister. He composed songs and, by the 1950s, painted banners to help spread the word of God as he preached on streetcorners. By the 1960s he was creating artwork full-time. His work takes the form of banners or painted canvases, carved wood reliefs and dioramas. The carvings depict biblical and historical subject matter and political heroes such as Lincoln and Kennedy. His earlier wood reliefs are made of redwood and mahogany. Affter 1983, he preferred to use softer woods, mostly pine.(1894–1989)JolietTrentonJolietTrentonJolietTrentonJosephus Farmer